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Verdict Staff

Alipay to launch new wealth-management product

Chinese online payment provider Alipay will launch a new wealth-management product in collaboration with five Chinese fund companies in the coming months.

A switch to mark-to-market accounting has little impact on key financial metrics: SEI

SEI has released research analyzing the impact that transitioning to a mark-to-market accounting method in valuing pension liabilities might have on companies’ investors, equity research, credit ratings, and management compensation programs.

Canaccord Genuity eyes small acquisitions to bolster UK wealth-management business

Canada-based Canaccord Genuity Group is planning to make small acquisitions to ramp its wealth-management business in the UK even as it shuns larger purchase.

Lipper appoints new research head for UK & Ireland

Lipper, a unit of Thomson Reuters, has appointed Jake Moeller as head of UK & Ireland research, replacing Ed Moisson.

First Rate partners with Innovest to offer trust and wealth management solution

First Rate has teamed up with Innovest to offer enhanced performance and client reporting solutions through Innovest’s trust and wealth management platform.

Invesco Perpetual’s UK equity product directors to depart

Invesco Perpetual’s UK equity product directors William Deer and Mitchell Fraser-Jones are to quit the firm to pursue further opportunities.

Henderson launches Henderson Horizon Global High Yield Bond Fund

Henderson Global Investors has added to its fixed income range with the launch of the Henderson Horizon Global High Yield Bond Fund on the 19 November 2013.

Plan participants accept ‘expensive’ advisor fees: Spectrem

Fees and commissions are a necessary part of working with a financial advisor, and defined contribution plan participants have a unique perspective on the fees they pay, according to a Spectrem research.

QIF revises investment management agreement with Epicure Managers Qatar

Qatar Investment Fund has inked a revised management agreement with its investment manager Epicure Managers Qatar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qatar Insurance Company.

Russell Investments to acquire UK IFA network On-line Partnership

US-based Russell Investments has agreed to buy UK-based IFA network On-line Partnership Group (OLPG) for undisclosed sum.